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2009 Week 12 · Mon, Nov 30, 2009 · Louisiana Superdome
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New Orleans Saints 38–17 — never really in doubt late.
Who moved the needle
Passing · NO
18/23, 371 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT
23.5 expected points added · +18.3% completion over expected
Passing · NE
21/36, 237 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-5.5 expected points added · +1.1% completion over expected
0.9 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NO
3/5 for 116 yds, 1 TD
22% of team targets · 6.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 21/36 | 237 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5.5 |
| Brian Hoyer | 2/4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Maroney | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Sammy Morris | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Wes Welker | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Tom Brady |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Aiken | 7 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 26% | 6.1 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 16% | -3.9 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 24% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Meriweather | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McGowan |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 18/23 | 371 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -1 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 57; the game landed 55 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| 1.4 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| -2.9 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 5% | 2.2 |
| Laurence Maroney | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 8% | 1.3 |
| Benjamin Watson | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 11% | 0.2 |
| Sammy Morris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
| Isaiah Stanback | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.6 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Pierre Woods | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Guyton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wilhite | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 |
| Mike Bell | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 4 | 5 | 121 | 1 | 22% | 7.5 |
| Devery Henderson | 3 | 5 | 116 | 1 | 22% | 6.6 |
| Robert Meachem | 5 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 26% | 5.9 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 9% | 1.1 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 13% | 1.8 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4% | 0.8 |
| Darnell Dinkins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4% | 1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Harper | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Anthony Hargrove | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Charleston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
